The blade of the blade lightly slashed, and a bloody arrow flew out. The rider's heavy body fell heavily on the grass, twitched slightly twice, and made no sound again.
Li Shaorong gently clamped the horse's belly and caught up with another person. He was still a half-grown child, probably about fourteen or fifteen years old, holding a wooden spear in his hand. He ran around in panic and consumed too much energy.
The wooden spear in his hand at this time was not so much a weapon as a crutch that supported him from falling.
"Poof!" The young man swung the wooden spear in an unorganized manner, and was struck in the chest by a thick-backed broadsword. The blade was not sharp, but with the help of the horse's momentum, the young man's chest was almost cut in half.
"This is the last one!" Li Shaorong dismounted, chopped off the young man's head, and hung it under the saddle.
This Pang Me tribe was surrounded more than 30 miles northwest of Youzhou, and was almost on the verge of entering Yanzhou. There were more than 1,500 men in this tribe, and it is said that they sent 200 people into the city of Youzhou
The remaining people were grazing nearby. When they got the news, they found that the Tuoba tribe was clinging to the city and did not dare to fight. They felt that something was wrong and began to run away.
But how can it be so easy to escape at this time?
So a few days later, he was attacked by the Iron Forest Army cavalry. He fought a battle and was defeated, with more than 300 people killed and injured. Then, 2,000 cavalry rushed into the tribe and killed them. Now he can basically be said to be expelled.
Most of the men were killed or injured, more than 3,000 women and children were captured, and more than 40,000 cattle, sheep, horses and donkeys became the spoils of war.
"Vice-deputy, General Zhe ordered us to stay and send the Dingkou cattle and sheep to Wuyan City." A horseman came from afar and reported. There were also two heads hanging under his saddle. This Pangmen tribe seemed to be really good.
It's over.
"Where are You Yishi going?" Li Shaorong got on his horse and asked with a frown.
He is from Yincheng, and You Yishi Zhe Siyu is from a wealthy family in Xinqin, and is also a fellow from Linzhou. General Zhe still takes good care of him. In addition, he himself has superb riding skills, an excellent bow and spear, and is very brave.
Therefore, when the cavalry team was expanding its force, I was successfully promoted to one level and became the team deputy. Today, in the battle against Pang Me's headquarters, I made some achievements, but if I want to be promoted to the team, I feel that it is not that interesting. Zheng
He wanted to continue fighting and making meritorious deeds, but he ended up being given the job of escorting prisoners' belongings, which made him feel depressed.
"General Zhe went after the Suixiang tribe. Scouts have discovered their pasture. There are probably tens of thousands of livestock. General Zhe didn't want to be robbed of his credit by the Wuwei Army, so he hurriedly led his people to chase them."
"Li Tangbin..." Li Shaorong was speechless.
He had to admit that this Wuwei Army Youyishi did have two brushes and an iron spear that made him superb, and his archery skills were not bad. The two thousand cavalry under his command were also very good at fighting, and they defeated two of them in one day.
Several heads on Wang Mang's forehead were all beheaded by the formation, which was really fierce.
The Tuoba clan's vassal tribes on the grassland are now waiting for slaughter. Counting the cavalry of the Jinglue Army who are raiding the four tribes of Wu Yi in Yanzhou, there are tens of thousands of cavalry trying to take the credit. He estimates that if they loot another
After more than a month, even if we retreat directly and stop attacking Youzhou, we will still gain a lot from this trip.
The Tuoba family has lost face, and the vassal tribes have either died, fled or surrendered. If they behave like this, the parties in Nanshan and Dongshan will also look down on them? That would be a dead dog! After the beginning of spring, their strength will become weaker and weaker.
, then the commander-in-chief will probably be able to win over more party tribes to share the wealth of the Tuoba family.
This Yuzhou is very likely to be defeated without attacking!
It's really exciting to follow the general to fight. If it were someone else, he would have recruited all the soldiers in the town, and the people would be strong. They would have 60,000 to 70,000 people, and they would surround the city of Youzhou three levels inside and three outside, and then attack with ants.
City, how many people would die like that? Once the losses during the siege were heavy, the Tuoba clan in Youzhou would not dare to surrender, because they were afraid that they would be slaughtered to vent their anger after the city was broken. One side attacked fiercely, and the other defended until the end, God knows.
No matter what the outcome, there will be heavy casualties on both sides anyway.
"Let's go, let's meet at Vice General Cui's place." Li Shaorong was a little less interested.
Similar to Li Shaorong and others, there is also the Yi Cong Military Headquarters that has moved to a hundred miles south of Youzhou.
Two thousand prairie tribe cavalry defeated two tribes a few days ago and captured many cattle and sheep. Later, they even rushed to the northern foot of Hengshan Mountain and plundered a small tribe that was said to be a vassal of the Wu Zang clan. This tribe mainly engaged in farming.
There was a stockade, but it was not guarded like the herdsmen on the grassland. Therefore, only a few cattle, sheep, grains and livestock were plundered.
However, Wei Mengbao also got an important piece of news from these prisoners, that is, the Hunzhou Chuanmu Zang clan was going to send troops, and they had ordered their tribe to prepare food and servant soldiers.
The news was quickly sent to Shao Shude's desk, so he decided to adjust his deployment.
The main infantry force did not move and was still stationed outside the city, constantly inviting the enemy to fight and inducing them to fight in the field. The cavalry began to slowly gather in. There were more than 13,000 cavalry, covering a distance of more than 100 miles from Hengshan to Youzhou.
, do the infantry without Zang really dare to go deep in large numbers? If you dare to come, that's fine! Along the way, the cavalry units take turns to harass and even attack on a small scale, leaving you unable to eat well, sleep poorly, mentally anxious, nervous, and always in a state of concentration.
In a state of alert, when a flaw is revealed, all the cavalry units swarm forward, like a pack of wolves hunting, and eat them up.
It doesn't matter if you don't expose any flaws. I started my career as an infantryman, and my closest confidants have always been the Tielin Army and the Wuwei Army. These more than 10,000 infantrymen are my most important wealth and the source of my power. To nourish my essence.
I don't believe you can't win against your exhausted and ill-equipped mountain people with your well-charged elite soldiers! Maybe you can even trick some of the Tuoba family members out of the city and fight together!
"Li Yixian!" Shao Shude traced his fingers back and forth on the map, stopping at Baijing Guards for a while, Wuyan City for a while, and then moved to Youzhou for a while.
"Commander." Li Yixian saluted.
"Where is Zhe Si Lun?"
"We have entered the territory of Youzhou and picked up a tribe on the way. I heard that it was a close branch of the Tuoba family. General Zhe was very angry and slaughtered many people, so we were delayed for some time." Li Yixian replied.
Shao Shude shook his head. "Slaughtered a lot of people" probably meant killing them all. Li Yixian said it euphemistically.
Shao Shude was not interested in the feud between the Zheju clan and the Tuoba clan. He was unlucky for that tribe, which probably had the Zheju clan's blood debt in their hands. In the past, it was fine to have the support of the Tuoba family, but now the Tuoba family can't shrink.
, when they met the Zhegu clan, it was naturally so miserable that it couldn’t be worse.
But what should I say about this kind of thing? Zhe Si Lun should have also lost some soldiers and horses, right? When he knew that he was going to die, he would naturally resist with all his strength. If he knew that he could surrender after defeat, then fighting would be another matter.
What's going on, it can be reduced without even fighting.
Yesterday, one of the ten Meiji tribes came over and expressed their willingness to surrender. Shao Shude pardoned their sins and only asked them to kill those who were inclined to the Tuoba clan. This matter was over, and Xiazhou could rest assured in the future.
Just pay tribute.
After thinking about it for a moment, you will realize that this tribe is actually just here to explore the way. If you let them go, you can imagine that more tribes will come to seek refuge in the future. The Tuoba clan's wings will become less and less day by day.
Until it's bare.
"Commander, Tuoba Sigong's younger brother Sijian is here." While he was thinking about the deployment of each army, Li Yixian came in again to report.
The corners of Shao Shude's mouth curled up slightly.
"Let him come here." After turning around and sitting on the high-backed chair, he ordered.
After the search, Tuoba Sijian was taken into the tent.
"Tuoba Sijian, deputy military envoy of the Youzhou Party, has met the commander-in-chief." Tuoba Sijian was about thirty years old. He had a weathered face and looked like an ordinary man on the grassland.
"General Tuoba still thinks Shao is the commander-in-chief? Then why can't he be summoned repeatedly?"
"There is unrest in the state, and various ministries often make trouble, and my brother can't leave."
"Is this happening?" Shao Shude said in surprise: "Then we have to give reinforcements to Tuoba Governor. There are thousands of Wuwei troops, and they are used to fighting. How about letting them station in Youzhou to assist Tuoba Governor?
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"How can the commander-in-chief be willing to withdraw his troops?" After realizing that the rhetoric was useless, Tuoba Sijian took a deep breath and asked directly.
"Since I took office, I haven't been to the city of Youzhou yet. Why didn't Tuoba, the governor, go out of the city to greet him? He is not a person who wants to kill everyone. Tuoba, the governor, has worked hard for many years and made great achievements. Just as Pei, the governor of Suizhou, has aged several times, he let Tuoba
The governor will go to Suizhou to take charge." Shao Shude said: "The prosperity of Suizhou has also allowed the Tuoba family to enjoy wealth and honor. What's the point of living in Youzhou? What does General Tuoba think?"
Tuoba Sijian understood that this was actually the condition offered by Shao Shude. It sounded nice! Suizhou was the place where he started. If he became the governor there, would he really be the governor? I'm afraid he wouldn't even be able to get out of the gate, right? Know your character.
If you don't keep in touch with the old department, you may become a rich man. If you still keep in touch with the Youzhou grassland, "sudden death" is a high probability.
Life and death are in human hands, how is this possible?
"Commander, the Tuoba tribe is willing to donate thousands of horses, 10,000 cattle, and 100,000 sheep, as long as the commander retreats." Tuoba Sijian knew that it was difficult for the two sides to negotiate, but he still planned to give it a try, so he offered
He made his condition: "I heard that the Marshal is a hero, and my brother has a daughter who is twenty-eight years old. She is beautiful and smart, and I would like to offer her to the Marshal as my concubine."
Shao Shude smiled when he heard this and said: "Prince Tuoba is not giving up yet."
Tuoba Sijian's face changed when he heard this, and he immediately changed his tone and said: "Commander, are you confident that he can win? It should be noted that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the Pingxia party, and the Tuoba clan has always been the co-leader. With just one order, all ministries will assemble
When soldiers and horses come to fight, what will happen then?"
This is bragging! In Pingxia Dangxiang, how could the Tuoba clan be so virtuous as to order the tribes? Didn’t the Zhejia clan in Linzhou exist? Didn’t the Weicai clan in Jinze exist in the local area? Now that one city is trapped and the tribes are scattered, how many more are there?
Are people willing to listen to your orders?
"In that case, why say more?" Shao Shude smiled and said: "General Tuoba should go back and tell Governor Tuoba that I will celebrate the New Year in Youzhou."
